Lonsdale a UK based company has opposed Make in India Trademark on grounds of similarity of lion device. Read More
The European Court of Justice (ECJ)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has abolished the trademark protection for the so-called Rubik cube. Technical features like the rotatability of the cube parts can not be protected by a trademark, the ECJ ruled in a judgment announced on Thursday. The Rubik cube was invented several
If a party owns the rights to a particular trademark, that party can sue subsequent parties for trademark infringement. The standard rule is “likelihood of confusion.” To be more specific, the use of a trademark in connection with the sale of a good constitutes infringement if it is likely to
What is the difference between goods and service ?
Goods are products, such as motor cycle or tyres. Services are activies performed for the benefit of someone else such as motor cycle renting service.
The thin difference between them is whether customer paying for the product or paying you to perform activity.
Make in India Trademark (2829230) makes into Trademark Opposition proceeding. The opposition is initiated by LONSDALE SPORTS LTD a UK based Company who sells Sportswear opposed Make in India Trademark application for Similarity of Lion Logo.
According to the TM-5 (Opposition Petition) filed by the Company the following
Did you know the Presidential candidate Mr.Donald Trump once sued Kotak Mahindra Bank in the Delhi High Court ?
The dispute was relating to when Kotak bank was trying to sell their Product as “Kotak Trump Card”. Though there was no interim order granted by the Delhi High Court, the matter
The rights to a trademark can be lost through abandonment, improper licensing or assignment, or genericity. A trademark is abandoned when its use is discontinued with an intent not to resume its use. Such intent can be inferred from the circumstances. Moreover, non-use of trademark can be prima facie evidence
Trademark protection is based on a strength of the name and colours. Distinctive trademarks are strong and protectable. Trademarks that are not distinctive or unique are weak and cannot be registered or protected unless the trademark owners create awareness among the consumer.
Strong marks are names which are coined like PEPSI,